Maybe it took a mask to see past another. Or maybe the young captain had gotten closer to him than he thought. Maybe enough to begin to see the facade.

"Aren't you coming Captain?" Matsumoto jumped up.

Aizen was holding the demonstration of his zanpactou today. Toushiro couldn't help but find this random and strange. The man was dignified held pride in his rank as a captain yet he was going to show off like someone who just discovered their Shikai. He just didn't understand. It didn't add up and he really didn't have all that interest in it.

"No Matsumoto," He told her not looking up from his work, "I'm not gonna waste my time just cause a Captain felt like showing off."

"If you say so sir." She shrugged and skipped off.

The more he thought about this the worse his mind was making it. Why gather as many officers as possible for a stupid light show? From what he knew of Aizen the man wasn't one to use his abilities for such trivial things.

'You're power is not a curse but a gift' He'd told the young Captain once when he hadn't been in the Gotie 13 for long but was already an officer. Many other squad members had looked at him in hated and Aizen had caught him cursing his zanpactou and his power, 'A gift to help you protect those close or even shape the world if you wanted too. A gift not to be abused or used for trivial matters'

At the time Toushiro had smiled as he knew he meant Gin Ichimaru who would use his long ranged zanpactou to get things from a distance when he couldn't be bothered.

'Thank you, Captain Aizen.' he had replied.

It was then he saw passed the mask. Everything Momo had told him about the man flew out the window at that point. His smile was different. It showed a darker side to the man. The humble captain of squad five was not what people saw him as but Hitsugaya didn't really mind. What made him so different? He kept up that icy front when that was just a front to protect himself. Aizen knew this as much as Toushiro began to find out more about the 5th captain.

Walking to his office the next day he happened to pass the man.

"Captain Hitsugaya," He grabbed the boy's attention.

Hitsugaya looked up and nodded, "Captain Aizen."

"I would like to ask why you were not present to my little demonstration yesterday." He came right out with it and Hitsugaya saw that smile return.

He surprisingly saw it a lot but only when it was just them.

"I had a lot of work," he replied.

Aizen seemed a little disappointed by the answer and nodded.

"Fair enough Hitsugaya." He went to walk away but curiosity was eating at the boy.

"Wait,"

There was a moment when the two of from just stood with their back to each other and the air turned thick. Hitsugaya took a breath before turning to face him again.

"What're you up to, Aizen?" He didn't ask with a tone of threat or one that said he was going to turn him in.

He said it with worry but mostly curiosity.

"Whatever do you mean Histugaya?" Aizen turned the masked smile back.

"You're capable of more than you let off I know that," The boy replied, "But you were the one who told me not to use my power for trivial things yet you give a light show demonstration."

Aizen's smile turned sinister again.

"It doesn't add up that you would gather so many officers in one place for something you don't believe in doing."

Aizen gave a chuckle.

"You have exceeded my expectation, Hitsugaya. I expected you to be the first to catch on but so soon..."

"What're you planning?" Hitsugaya now looked a bit worried not sure what to do.

He felt Aizen wordlessly set up a barrier and as Toushiro looked around a kido spell suddenly had him tied to the wall.

"What're you doing!" The boy barked as he struggled,

"Well I don't want you running off now." Aizen came over, "What I am planning to do is to murder the king of spirits and re-write the world."

"The- king of spirits?" Hitsugaya stuttered not sure what to make of it.

He had known Aizen was capable of a lot of things but...

The man laughed at the boy's face.

"Though your life has been short Hitsugaya you probably know better than most how unfair and wrong the world is. I want to change that and you could help me,"

He pulled up Hitsugaya's chin.

"You could help me change everything." He continued, "We would have to get passed the soul society but we could stop the central 46's rule. Stop them from making friends fight to the death and exiling treasured captains."

His teal eyes widened, "H-how do you know about Kusaka and Captain Kurosaki?"

"You'd be surprised how much I know about you," He smiled, "The soul society had not been a kind place to you, has it?"

It was true that the world had not been a kind place to the young Toushiro Hitsugaya but could he really go that far? To turn on everyone. Momo, Matsumoto, Ukitake.

Could the 10th squad captain Toushiro Hitsugaya really betray the Soul Soicaty?

The answer was clear

"No."

Aizen looked at him amused, "No?"

"You heard me," Hitsugaya glared up at him, "I know the soul society had some messed up systems and I know the world isn't a kind place but what you're asking me I cannot do."

"And why is that Hitsugaya?" The man asked.

"You're asking me to go against the ones I treasure. The ones I want to protect. That I cannot do."

"But you realised Hitsugaya if you will not help me I cannot let you go."

"You wouldn't get away with the murder of a captain," The boy glared.

Aizen simply laughed, "Who said anything about killing you Hitsugaya,"

He bent down in front of the boy who watched warily.

"Why would I waste your power and potential?" though Hitsugaya tried to pull back the man stroked down his new specimen's cheek and grabbed his chin again, "It would be a crime in itself to kill the heavenly guardian."

Hitsugaya growled at being called that stupid myth. Aizen leaned forward and started whispering in the boy's ear. Some kind of kido spell Hitsugaya could figure before it began to shut him down. His body felt heavy and weak his mind beginning to blur. But he had to stay awake his. The temptation just to give in to close his eyelids was great but as stubborn as he was the boy didn't give in.

Aizen finished the spell and looked round shaking his head to see the teal orbs, glazed and half lidded but still open.

"You will be an interesting one Hitsugaya." He spoke as he gently pushed the white haired boy's eyelids to shut.

Hitsugaya succumb to the spell when the blackness hit him and releasing the kido the sleeping boy fell straight into Aizen's arms.

Hitsugaya's disappearance didn't go unnoticed. Squad ten gladly took the responsibility of conducting the search party and those stationed in the world of the living were also notified and told to stay alert for any signs of him. It was a shock if anything that a captain had just vanished from the face of the soul society. For some, taking the youngest and probably most hopeful was a low blow. For others it put them on edge as a first sign of war.

Authors notes: I do not own bleach

So this is the new story I have been working on and since I had half of the people say no on my pole I am going to update this only once I've updated Child of the Hogyoku and since i have done that once already were all gd (Y)

Anyway, what'll happen to our little Shiro? How will this affect how the plot of Bleach pans out?

Like to hear from you as always. feel free to review